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Less noise. More news. PBS's new TV and Web newsmagazine gives you what you need to know — along with a healthy dose of insight, perspective, and wit. Need to Know cuts through the noise of nonstop news to bring you the most compelling stories of the week and of our times, every Friday night and all week long on the Web.